U.S., allies launch 25 air strikes in Iraq, eight in Syria - U.S.

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition forces
launched 25 air strikes in Iraq and eight in Syria on Friday
against Islamic State targets, the U.S. military said.

In Iraq, the air strikes were centered near 12 cities
including Mosul, Ramadi, Baiji, Tuz and Sinjar, the Combined
Joint Task Force said in a statement on Saturday. They destroyed
buildings, vehicles, a homemade explosives facility and more
than 50 of the militants' fighting positions, it said.

In Syria, six strikes hit near Mar'a and others at Raqqa and
Tal Abyad, the statement said.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; editing by David Clarke)